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New Federal Privacy Legislation Has Legitimate Shot At Passing

May 01, 2024

For years, the business community has been calling for a comprehensive federal privacy law, frustrated with operating under a patchwork of sometimes-conflicting state laws. Now, Congress is considering one that's extremely wide-ranging and that observers say has a legitimate chance of passage.

Unbiased Thinking: A Blueprint for Your Law Firm Billing & Collections Transformation

May 01, 2024

Law firms generally experience a similar set of common challenges and costs tied to inefficient billing and collections practices. This is a cost no firm can afford; and to that end, this article offers a blueprint for transforming billing and collections

Early Impact of the CHIPS Act

May 01, 2024

This article describes certain key developments in the period from passage of the CHIPS Act through the present day, and provides a brief survey of key grantmaking and investment activity by U.S. government agencies since passage of the Act.

Delaware District Court Could Guide Supreme Court Purdue Pharma Decision

May 01, 2024

A bankruptcy court properly held that derivative claims based on "piercing the corporate veil theory of liability [were] released under" a confirmed reorganization plan, but that direct "claims for negligent undertaking" were not released and "could be asserted" in state court against the debtors' equity sponsors.

OFAC, Commerce, and DOJ Emphasize Pursuit Of Enforcement Actions Against Non-U.S. Persons and Entities

May 01, 2024

The guidance mirrors the recent, broader impulse among U.S. prosecutors and regulatory agencies to extend application of U.S. law to foreign persons and entities, even when those persons and entities have only threadbare connections to the U.S.

What Every Lawyer's Client Needs to Know About Succession Planning

May 01, 2024

I often run into business people who are confused about the differences between succession planning and exit planning. You are in the unique position of being able to guide your clients through the confusion.

Crafting an Effective Roadmap for Implementing Information Governance In Law Firms

May 01, 2024

This article discusses why a robust IG program is critical to modern-day law firm operations, the complexities associated with crafting such a program, and what a high-level roadmap for implementing the program looks like.

What We Should Have Learned from COVID: Communicate

May 01, 2024

First COVID Lesson: Leaders should communicate regularly to their firms in a more personal way, let their personality shine through, show some vulnerability and maybe reveal that they own a dog.

Sui Generis: Collaborate Like You Mean It

May 01, 2024

Part Three of a Series This article offers up some thoughts about how lawyers ought to access and manage resources in order to provide a multi-faceted, full-service approach to addressing their clients' needs.

Privilege in Public Relations: Can Clients Protect Communications Between Their Lawyers and PR Firms?

May 01, 2024

Because PR firms may be considered third parties for privilege purposes, it is crucial that communications between a company's counsel and its PR firm are handled with care to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.

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